Newt Gingrich Quotes

I think sometimes people are scared to change. Sometimes people are scared to do something different, especially if they've been successful at something.

I know that with most companies that have a lot of success, it tends to throw you off, and you can become more conservative. One of our questions is, How do we keep from being pulled into conservatism because we're afraid of not being successful again?

Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

It is really hard for me to get out of my comfort zone.

Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

The thing is most people are afraid to step out, to take a chance beyond their established identity.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

Every individual suffers from the fear of failure, but you can change your destiny only when you overcome it.

Unfortunately, unless we're focused on building up our courage, which gives us our self-confidence and all that we need to make quantum change in our lives, the voice of fear will always take the lead inside our minds.

The fears you do not face become your walls. Most people in business, and in their personal lives, design everything so they can avoid doing what makes them feel uncomfortable. Yet any good business person knows we are not only paid to work, but also we are paid to be scared.

[Candidates are] more motivated by the fear of losing than the joy of winning.

Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, 'It can't be done.'

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

I am absolutely terrified to move... I truly, truly believe that success lies outside of your comfort zone, and my house has been the greatest comfort zone for me.

When I am scared, I push myself and get the best out of myself.

Sometimes you need to come out of your comfort zone a little bit.

I just feel it's a shame to let fear get in your way and stop you achieving things.

If you're afraid to do something then you're probably never going to achieve it.

A lot of people don't start something because of fear because they're scared of a negative outcome. Whereas I believe if you focus on negativity, you'll make nothing of your life.

Change can be beautiful when we are brave enough to evolve with it, and change can be brutal when we fearfully resist.

On the other side of the fear live your possibilities.